Friday, September 28, 2007

Mini Round Robin

A long time ago we started a mini Round Robin in our quilt group. 15 ladies joined it and have worked a little bit on each one. And yesterday was the day we got our own back. Haven't seen it for 15 months so this was fun.

This is how we did this RR (if anyone wants to copy it):The owner of the RR mad the left top block/piece sized 4x4 inch (seamallowance is not includen in any of the measurements)Round 2: Add a piece 5x4 inch besides the first pieceRound 3: Add a piece 9x3 inch below the two firstRound 4: Add on the right side a piece 4x7 inchRound 5: Add two pieces below the others, 6x4 inch and 7x4 inchRound 6: Add two pieces below the others, 10x4 inch and 3 x 4 inchRound 7: Add at the bottom two pieces, 4x3 inch and 9x3 inchRound 8: Applique somethingRound 9: Embroider somethingRound 10: Baste the little RRRound 11: Write something on it by hand or by machineRound 12: Quilt the whole RR by hand or by machineRound 13: Add another appliqueRound 14: Add embellishment (buttns, beads, laces aso)Round 15: Sew binding on the RR

And this is how our mini RR look like:

The first one is mine. And I am very pleased with it. I had on my wishlist for this that they would use only bali fabrics. And the girls know I love red, yellow and cats.

I am amazed how different every mini RR turned out. This is a great idea for a quiltgroup.

Saying for today:

There are no substitutes for fresh air,sunshine and exercise.

(I'm going out now for my daily walk and the sun is shining bright.

But woke up this morning to minus 6. Hope the snow stays away for a long time )

What a marvelous idea for a round robin! Ilove it because the quilts are still small, each round is small so it doesn't take too much time, still lots of room for creativity, and something different that any round robin I've seen before. I think I'll pass along a link to your website to our program chair for a suggestion for next year's activity.

Wow! Those are absolutely gorgeous and it was very refreshing to see the concept of a Round Robin turned into something so different. I thought I'd select my favourite one .... sorry, that's impossible. I do however love yours - and the green one and the purple one .... etc etc etc

What decorative little quilts. Nice for a sewing room wall hanging or a cover for the machine or whatever else you choose. Mind if we use the idea at our group over here in Brisbane Australia? Seeing you shared the tutorial I suppose you are happy for other groups to have a go too. I am in awe of the many differences in colour and style a project like this has created. Well done to all the group of RR's

Thanks for telling us about this wonderful idea. The quilts are beautiful. We could make our own RR by just following the instructions ourselves, though it would not be as much fun as sharing the process with others.